RE: the situation at American Airlines and its affect on the Delta contract

Haven't seen much comment on this --

ALPA has pulled out of our deal to assist the AA pilots.

I'm not sure Moak has done the wise thing here.
APA is obviously in some difficulty the last few years and it would seem we should try to help them even if it means we catch some of the nastiness that gets generated by their infighting.

Its in our interest for them to get their act together and pattern bargain to the up side.
Now we've bailed out and left them to start over.

Here's the dirty laundry:

American Airlines pilots lose help of larger union | Airline Biz Blog | dallasnews.com

Moak letter explains why ALPA feels insulted by APA | Airline Biz Blog | dallasnews.com

APA base officers speak out about the ALPA-APA situation | Airline Biz Blog | dallasnews.com